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Travis Scott halts show in New York to ensure fans are safe amid Astroworld lawsuits-Emily Bashforth-Entertainment – Metro
10 people were killed and thousands were injured at Astroworld.
Travis Scott has kept a low profile since 10 people were killed at his Astroworld show last year (Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Travis Scott stopped a performance on Monday evening to make sure fans were safe, which follows the Astroworld tragedy in which saw 10 people killed and many more harmed.
The deadly crowd surge during Scott’s set back in November supposedly saw more than 4,900 people injured, as claimed by a class action court filing, 732 of which were ‘severely’ injured and required extensive medical treatment.
After the incident, Scott shared a statement in which he expressed his ‘devastation’ over the turn of events, claiming he did not know that people were hurt.
Following mass outrage after he continued performing while the fatal events occurred, he kept a low profile and only recently returned to the stage.
While performing in New York earlier this week, the US rapper told members of the audience who were climbing on a metal truss near the stage to ‘get down’ several times.
In video footage shared online of a performance at the Coney Art Walls in Coney Island, the rapper is seen performing alongside Meek Mills.
Part way through, he stops the music to tell fans: ‘We need y’all to get down’.
Later the pair ensure that other people of the crowd are alright and tell members of security not to push on the barricades at the venue.
It comes as a US festival scheduled to feature Scott’s first headline slot since the Astroworld tragedy was cancelled due to logistical issues.
The Day N Vegas festival, due to take place in September, said that a combination of timing and productions had forced the cancellation.
The rapper still faces multiple lawsuits following the tragedy (Picture: Burak Cingi/Redferns)
Scott still faces multiple lawsuits following the tragedy during his headline set at the Astroworld music festival in Texas.
He’s only performed at a handful of private events since the tragedy, including a short guest appearance at a Coachella afterparty on April 17, and a private pre-Oscars party in Bel-Air on March 26.
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He then made his first TV appearance since when he performed at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards in May, which divided fans.
Scott was recently announced as a headliner for London’s O2 Arena, where he’ll play on August 6. It will be one of his first major performances since the events of Astroworld.
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